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Shape-Up Rhodes: Eat this, Not that!

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Chloe Hundman Student Contributor, Rhodes College
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Priscilla Choi Student Contributor, Rhodes College
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Rhodes chapter and does not reflect the views of Her Campus.

With Rhodes being located in the Midtown District of Memphis, we are fortunate to have easy access to a plethora of local, delicious restaurants.  However, it can sometimes be difficult distinguishing healthy from non-healthy food choices, especially off the name of the dish alone.  Below are some of the “popular” restaurant choices by Rhodes students. Under each restaurant is a healthier menu option to consider swapping next time you visit!

 

Chick-fil-A

 

Eat this:

                  Chick-n-Minis (4 count)

                  Small Fruit Cup

                  DASANI Bottled Water

                     415 Calories

                     14 g of fat

                     900 mg sodium

                     20 g Protein

 

Not this:

                  Spicy Chicken Biscuit

                  Hash Browns

                  Small Sweet Iced Tea

                     780 Calories

                     36 g of fat

                     1665mg sodium

                     18g protein

 

 

Huey’s

Eat this:

                  Low fat Huey Burger (without fries)

                     456 calories

                     8 g of fat

                     375mg sodium

 

Not that:

                  Senor Huey Burger (without fries)

                     575 calories (approx..)

 

 

Panera

Eat this:

                  Smoked Turkey Breast on Country Sandwich (whole)

                     430 calories

                     3.5 g of fat

                     1790mg of sodium

                     33 g of protein

 

Not this:

                  Sierra Turkey on Focaccia with Asiago Cheese Sandwich (whole)      

                     810 calories

                     37 g of fat

                    1930mg sodium

                    40g protein

 

 

YOLO

Eat this:

                  No Sugar Added Tahitian Vanilla Frozen Yogurt

                     80 calories

                     0 g of fat

                     80mg sodium    

                     6 g of sugar

 

Not this:

                  Low Fat Triple Chocolate Frozen Yogurt

                     130 calories

                     2.5 gof fat

                     55mg sodium

                     17 g of sugar

 

 

Starbucks

Drink this:

                  Tall Vanilla Latte (with Nonfat milk)

                     150 calories

                     .2 g of fat

                     110mg sodium

                     27g of sugar

 

Not this:

                  Tall White Chocolate Mocha with Whipped Cream (and 2% milk(

                     370 calories      

                     10.5 g of fat

                     205mg sodium

                     45g of sugar

 

 

 

*All nutritional information listed here was taken from respective restaurant nutritional information guides.

Priscilla is a senior at Rhodes College, a liberal arts college located in Memphis, TN. She intends on majoring in Commerce & Business and minoring in International Studies. She currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief & Her Campus Rhodes Campus Correspondent. In addition to working on the Her Campus Rhodes team, Priscilla is a sister of the Delta Delta Delta sorority, Rhodes College Diplomat, Rhodes Activities Board representative, and a Rhodes Peer Assistant. She loves flowers, hiking, cooking, music, hanging out with friends and exploring good Memphis eats!